Retail Gasoline prices may not be going up right now, but they sure are not going down either. Most likely, they will stay close to where they currently are through the peak Summer driving season. Businesses are getting all they can while the getting is good.

2:26 pm May 15, 2011

captain wrote :

Drivers are not alone. Even cruise lines are levying fuel surcharges. For example, Cunard says the following:

"Cunard is currently assessing a fuel supplement of $9.00 per person, per day (up to a maximum of $300) on all paying guests for voyages departing on or after 14 April 2011."

I pump Shell Premium so I've been paying waaaaaaaaaaaaaay over $4 a gallon for a long time already. Gas prices may fluctuate in the short-term but the long-term trend is up in price. As demand rises worldwide, and the dollar declines in value because of our national debt and future obligations, we'll pay more for fuel. Live your life accordingly, unless you are independently wealthy.

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